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9. Approximately half of men in their 50s and as many as 90 percent of men in their 70s and 80s

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:25 PM

Oct 2013

Approximately half of men in their 50s and as many as 90 percent of men in their 70s and 80s have enlarged prostates.

That sounds like a normal age progression event to me.

http://urology.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=478&ref=21&action=detail

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Mathematicians discover universal law of mammal urination [View all] meegbear Oct 2013 OP

I would think it must be genetic based on survival rates berni_mccoy Oct 2013 #1

next time I am pissing in the woods... DontTreadOnMe Oct 2013 #27

Listen for the ticking sound n/t Oilwellian Oct 2013 #30

Finally, I can sleep at night. RedCappedBandit Oct 2013 #2

Perhaps an Ig(r) Nobel... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #3

I think this falls more toward qualifying... lastlib Oct 2013 #4

Man, I'm glad I'm not doing a dissertation on this. winter is coming Oct 2013 #5

Figured it out a long time ago. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #6

21 seconds? Really? How I wish. Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #7

Shouldn't a normal human be dead by that age? Shrike47 Oct 2013 #14

Ageism is alive and well. Even in DU. Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #15

By the time we're 60, we're no longer fit to be Soylent Green JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #19

I do not know what is more amazing: brer cat Oct 2013 #10

Hmmmmmm LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #11

Leave it to Tech!!! MNBrewer Oct 2013 #12

They are #1! Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #16

Dawgs? I don't think so. Ilsa Oct 2013 #18

um.... MNBrewer Oct 2013 #20

Sorry, I thought you were referring to GTech as Dawgs... Ilsa Oct 2013 #23

call me when they can apply that to the curse of sudden incontinence librechik Oct 2013 #13

I've noticed some below zero temps can shorten that time seveneyes Oct 2013 #17

Russian racehorses timed much higher. rucky Oct 2013 #21

God how I envy those creatures that can piss in 21 seconds or less 1-Old-Man Oct 2013 #22

lol, that was funny. tillikum Oct 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Oct 2013 #25

The full research paper was leaked before the publication date jberryhill Oct 2013 #26

Thank you. I really needed to know this. scarletwoman Oct 2013 #28

Wow...I'll have to time myself with a stopwatch next visit� regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #31

Outlier ... Scuba Oct 2013 #32